Larry Bustle Mayor Shirley Bryant Vice Mayor Tamara Cornwell Council Member. Mary Lancaster Council Member Brian Williams Council Member

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1 Minutes Elected Officials Present Larry Bustle Mayor Shirley Bryant Vice Mayor Tamara Cornwell Council Member Charlie Grace Council Member Mary Lancaster Council Member Brian Williams Council Member Staff and others present Attorney Alan Prather J E Free Jr City Clerk Chief Garry Lowe Mike Hickey Public Works Director Diane Ponder Administrative Assistant Mayor Bustle called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m Council Member Mary Lancaster gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag 1 APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION Ms Bryant moved Mrs Lancaster seconded and motion carried 5 0to approve the agenda 2 CONSENT AGENDA A Minutes March Council Meeting B Minutes Council Meeting C Dye Deitrich Prather Petruff St Paul billing through February Professional Services Litigation D A J Jim Spalla PA billing through March MOTION approve the Consent Agenda Ms Bryant moved Mr Grace seconded and motion carried 5 0 to 3 RIVIERA DUNES HOMEOWNER S PETITION TO RENAME INTERNAL STREETS Patricia Shafer gave a brief overview of the events surrounding the homeowner s efforts to petition the City to rename the internal streets of Riviera Dunes Mrs Shafer supplied a copy of the original petition in its entirety along with original new petitions signed by 59 property owners representing of total owners to date which are attached hereto and made a part of these minutes Mrs Shafer stated the homeowners are aware and willing to accept any complications resulting from the name change for their streets Mr Williams read into the record letters from three homeowners who signed the petition and are now requesting removal of their signatures on the petitions The letters are attached hereto and made a part of these minutes

2 Each Council Member discussed safety issues regarding the petition to rename the streets in Riviera Dunes Also discussed was the fact of the Riviera Dunes homeowners were not represented previous Councils had denied the petition to rename streets in other parts of the City and the 911 system is going to be requesting mobile home parks revert back to numbered streets and plan to request all planning departments to use a grid system MOTION Mr Williams moved to approve renaming the streets as stated on the petition from Riviera Dunes homeowners Motion died for lack of a second 4 ORDINANCE NO ST READING AND ADVERTISING APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALMETTO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 387 THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALMETTO FLORIDA BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ORDINANCE FROM RS 3 TO GO GENERAL OFFICE PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Z0303 Alan Zirkelbach approximately 045 acres th St W Margaret Tusing Zirkelbach Construction advised Council the firm has entered into negotiation to purchase an additional abutting property and may be requesting another rezoning in the near future MOTION Ms Cornwell moved Ms Bryant seconded and motion carried 5 0 to approve Ordinance No for advertising and scheduling of a public hearing for May AGRICULTRAL MUSEUM S UTILITY ELECTRIC PAYMENT RENEGOTIATION Staff will provide the total costs expended at Heritage Park MOTION Mr Williams moved Mr Grace seconded and motion carried 5 0 to approve the City s support of the Manatee County Agricultural Museum Inc by continuing the maintenance lawn mowing and paying the electric and water bills for twelve months ending May not to exceed SPECIAL FENCE PERMIT th Ave W Interim Planner Schmitt advised Council the proposed fence would be four feet high and be constructed of PVC material Mr Schmitt recommended approval based on the Standard Swimming Pool Code requiring only a four foot fence Discussion ensued on the need to amend the City s ordinance to meet Florida Statutes MOTION Ms Cornwell moved Mr Williams seconded and motion carried 5 0 to approve the Special Fence Permit for th Ave W 7 POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL STEP INCREASES Council discussed the need to re evaluate the Grade Step Plan because of the salary disparity Council also discussed possibly instituting a promotion policy and longevity pay policy Mayor Bustle will bring Council a proposal to revise the Grade Step Plan MOTION Ms Cornwell moved Ms Bryant seconded to approve as recommended by Chief Lowe the following step increases 2

3 Sgt Kauffman to Grade 14 Step 4 at Corp Makeever to Grade 10 Step 13 at Corp Camacho to Grade 10 Step 6 at MOTION Mr Williams moved Mr Grace seconded to amend Sgt Kauffman s salary to Grade 14 Step 3 at Motion failed 3 2 with Ms Bryant Ms Cornwell and Mrs Lancaster voting no The original motion passed 4 1 with Mrs Lancaster voting no 8 DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS Mr Free Quotes are being gathered on the ceiling at city hall The revised Sanitation Ordinance and the Master Utility Ordinance are scheduled for the City Council workshop agenda Mr Hickev Final inspection set for the Oakridge project Bathrooms are open at the Estuary Park 24th Avenue has been repaired north of 10th Street 1 Grading at Hidden Lake has begun Reuse is being reconnected after resident s plumbing improvements Maps are being updated with reuse manholes the 1 program is also identifying manholes for map updating The employee audit is being performed for the CDBG grant Irrigation continues on Haben Blvd FDOT filled the sink at 8th Avenue and 10th Street Children s Parade resulted in four hours clean up Chief Lowe No incidents at the Children s Parade Speaker of the House responded to correspondence regarding the fee proposal for crime lab services Mr Schmitt Advised Council the Riviera Dunes NOPC Ordinance will have its first reading May P Z Board will meet May and the public hearing on the ordinance will be held May Both the P Z Board and Attorney Prather concurred with the schedule 9 MAYOR S REPORT A City wide trolley tour is scheduled for June which will replace the regularly scheduled Council workshop meeting The tour will be open to the public and press and will be properly noticed Council concurred with the anticipated expenses of approximately 280 for the vehicle rental Mayor Bustle suggested the City continue to utilize the police department to control the nose level rather than amending the Noise Ordinance to the point it is so technical it no longer serves the City Discussion ensued on purchasing decibel meters for the police 3

4 department s use in documenting complaints and building a track record of repeat offenders A version of the Noise Ordinance without the technical language will be brought back for Council s consideration The Generallnterlocal Agreement to Implement the ACCORD and the Interlocal Agreement Establishing Joint Planning Committee will be on the May City Council meeting agenda for Council s vote FDOT has fully designed the stop light at 7th Street and Hwy 301 and the City is working to see if FDOT can provide a bid package on the light Mayor Bustle stated with funding identified locally he believes the City can begin the project earlier than anticipated Council will be asked to approve a joint participation agreement whereby the City will fund the project and then be reimbursed the by FDOT after the first of October Longboat Key city hall s open house is scheduled for Thursday evening 10 COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS Mr Williams Requested Public Works monitor the sprinklers in the medians on 8th Avenue Hopefully the City can achieve the purchase of a speed cart Requested Council consider amending the Streets Ordinance to eliminate the portion of Section reading or within subdivisions or planned developments Ms Cornwell For the safety of mobile home residents requested FDOT be contacted to perform a study to amend McDonalds entry to prohibit early entry into the mobile home park s entrance Mayor Bustle suggested allowing the Community Traffic Safety Team as part of the MPO process to review the situation Chief Lowe stated he would also recommend the extension of the median Ms Brvant The new athletic signs have been delivered They addition of future championships are of the design that will allow for the Advised Council she spoke with a group of residents from Jackson Park after attending the CRA meeting As Council has discussed CRA funding improving infrastructure this group is requesting the infrastructure in the CRA area north of Jackson Park be improved which will ultimately alleviate flooding in their neighborhood Mr Hickey reported he and county personnel reviewed the county area to the north of the City and the county is willing to supply available resources in projects meant to improve the drainage Ms Bryant requested Council schedule a walk through of the area dates will be developed for Council approval Mrs Lancaster The City should notify CRA of a date when a presentation can be made on its recent walk through problems is to actually of Jackson Park Mrs walk the area Lancaster stated the only way to see some of the Requested Public Works look at the fence on 13th Street that is down 4

5 Suggested the county is part of the problem in the Jackson Park flooding share in the solution and should Stated the noise levels have escalated in her area Mr Williams requested an estimate be obtained for installing permanent the soccer fields on 14th Avenue restrooms at Meeting adjourned at 8 30 pm Minutes approved May E Free Jr City Clerk 5